Plans in Biological Technology

Cardium Provides Update on Phase 2b Excellarate Clinical Study and Plans for Additional Tissue Repair Applications

SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardium Therapeutics (NYSE Amex: CXM ) and its subsidiary Tissue Repair Company (TRC) today provided an update on the completion of their MATRIX Phase 2b clinical study and announced plans to provide detailed safety and efficacy...

Northwest Biotherapeutics Announces Plans to De-list From AIM and Consolidate its Stock Market Listing in U.S.

BETHESDA, Md., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NWBO; AIM: NWBT and NWBS) today announces that it will seek shareholder approval for the Company to cancel its listing on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market ("AIM") (the "De-lis...

Dow AgroSciences, Monsanto Complete U.S. and Canadian Regulatory Authorizations for SmartStax Corn; Plans Set to Launch Seed Platform on 3 Million- to 4 Million-Plus Acres

INDIANAPOLIS and ST. LOUIS, July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- U.S. and Canadian farmers are one step closer to realizing the greater whole farm corn yield advantages of a new corn seed trait combination that will provide the most comprehensive insect and weed control and allow farme...

ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals Announces Plans for Remainder of 2009

- Final manufacturing activities for ANX-530 NDA re-started SAN DIEGO, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: ANX ) today announced its plans for the remainder of 2009. Following the financing that closed earlier this month, ADVENTRX has re-start...

CoreRx, Inc. Announces Plans for Expansions to Meet the Needs of Growing Pharmaceutical Formulation Development Business

Formulation Development firm CoreRx announces new facility which will add capacity, additional capabilities to growing laboratory in order to meet growing customer demands. Tampa, FL (Vocus) June 15, 2009 -- CoreRx, Inc. has announced plans to purchase a new facility wh...

Hospira Announces Plans to Integrate Symbiq(R) and EndoTool(R) Technologies

-- Prototype of the Innovative Combined Technology on Demonstration at AACN Expo -- LAKE FOREST, Ill., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP ), a leading global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, today announced the coming integration of its clinic...

Cardium Announces Conference Call and Webcast to Review Recent Developments and Future Plans for the Excellarate(TM) Clinical Development Program

SAN DIEGO, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardium Therapeutics (NYSE Amex: CXM ) today announced that the Company will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss recent developments and future plans for its Excellarate(TM) clinical development program. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/c...

Amylin Co-Founder Announces Plans to Vote for Eastbourne Slate

FRANKFORT, Mich., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being released today by Howard E. Greene, Jr. To my fellow shareholders: As the founding CEO of Amylin and a board member for almost 22 years, I want you to know how I plan to vote at our annual meeting. In my opinion Amylin'...

Enerkem announces plans to enter the United States with next-generation biofuels project in Mississippi

Project will allow the recycling and conversion of 60% of Three Rivers region's waste material MONTREAL, March 19 /PRNewswire/ - Enerkem Inc., a leading advanced biofuels and green chemicals technology company, today announced its plans to build and operate a second-generation biofuels prod...

Osteotech Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results; Company Plans Three Product Launches and Unveilings in 2009; Will Provide 2009 Guidance During Conference Call on March 5, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. EST

EATONTOWN, N.J., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Osteotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTE ), a leader in the emerging field of biologic products for regenerative healing, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008. "The last twelve months were an im...

Alere Offers Single-Source Solution for Health Plans Seeking to In-Source Health Management Programs

Many health plans are moving to in-source Disease Management and Health Services programs to control costs and improve member outcomes Alere's robust Integrated Health Management Solution(IHMS) platform fully integrates a wide range of programs on a sin...

Nventa Provides Corporate Update and Advancement Plans for HspE7, Hsp 6/11 and Poly-ICR

Company Announces Corporate Restructuring to Focus on Strategic Alliances and M&A SAN DIEGO, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nventa Biopharmaceuticals Corporation (TSX: NVN), a company developing innovative therapeutics for the treatment of viral infections and c...

Quota-Based Compensation Plans Outpace Ranking Plans

ZS Associates study shows quota-based plans most popular among makers of pharmaceuticals/biotech, medical device and technology products EVANSTON, Ill., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The third annual Incentive Practices Research (IPR) study, conducted by global sales and marketing consulting fir...

Nucletron Announces Market Release of First Commercially Available Software to Review and Share Dicom-Based Treatment Plans for Radiotherapy

VEENENDAAL, Netherlands, September 15 /PRNewswire/ -- - Oncentra(R) RT Viewer* Officially to Launch at ESTRO 2008 in Gothenburg, Sweden, September 14-18 and ASTRO 2008, Boston, USA, September 21-24 Nucletron, a knowledge-based leader in radiation oncology today announced the market release...

Medivation to Host Conference Call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time Tomorrow to Discuss Partnering Plans for Dimebon

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medivation, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDVN ) today announced that it will hold a teleconference at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time tomorrow, Wednesday, September 3, to discuss partnering plans for Dimebon. Teleconference/Webcast Details To participate in the li...

Fulcrum BioEnergy Announces Plans to Build One of the First Commercial-Scale Ethanol Plants Using Municipal Solid Waste as Feedstock

Plant to Provide an Attractive Domestic Alternative to High Priced Gasoline PLEASANTON, Calif., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc., today announced that it is advancing next-generation ethanol production with its plans to build one of the first commercial-scale production facilities...

Favrille Announces Resolution of Debt Obligations and Plans for Maximizing Assets

SAN DIEGO, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Favrille, Inc. (Nasdaq: FVRL) today announced that it has come to an agreement with its secured creditors, General Electric Capital Corporation and Oxford Financial Corporation (Lenders). The agreement follows Favrille's recent announcement that the ...

Rosetta Genomics Announces Plans to Recruit a New Chief Financial Officer

REHOVOT, Israel and JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ROSG ), announced today that Tamir Kazaz, the Company's CFO for the last two and a half years, has resigned to pursue other interests. The Company has begun a search for a new Chief ...

NexGen Biofuels Ltd. Announces Plans to Replace its CFO With Local CFO

Search Initiated to Find Suitable Candidate WESLEY CHAPEL, Florida, June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NexGen Biofuels Ltd. (OTCBB:NXGNF) announced today that Eran Rotem, its Chief Financial Officer, who currently lives in Israel, will be leaving NexGen, effective June 2008. The C...

Neogen Plans to Double R&D Staff, Efforts

LANSING, Mich., June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG ) announced today that it intends to double its research and development efforts for its new fiscal year, which began June 1, by hiring 23 additional R&D personnel by early fall. "The organizational structure...

Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) CAO & CFO Hogan Plans to Retire; Search for Successor Underway

ST. LOUIS, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced today that Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer Michael R. Hogan will retire at a date to be determined this summer. Hogan, who turned 55 in April, had notified the Company early this year of...

Agendia and Agilent Announce Plans to Jointly Develop New Diagnostic Tests, Extend Supply Agreement

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands and SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Agendia BV, a world leader in the rapidly evolving field of molecular diagnostics, and Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A ), today announced terms under which they intend to collaborate to develop new in-vitro diagnosti...

GreenField Ethanol and Enerkem Announce Plans to Make Cellulosic Ethanol a Commercial Reality

TORONTO and MONTREAL, March 11 /PRNewswire/ - GreenField Ethanol, Canada's largest ethanol producer, and Enerkem, a leading gasification and catalysis technology company, have signed a Binding Term Sheet outlining their plan to produce cellulosic ethanol on a commercial scale. "We are excite...

Smart Genetics Announces Plans to Launch a New Alzheimer's Risk Assessment Service

Preeminent Team of Medical Advisers Helps Guide New Service Offering PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Smart Genetics today announced the planned launch of a new Alzheimer's risk assessment service with the appointment of a medical advisory board and a service agreement with ...

SAFC Hitech(TM) Plans Further Expansion Into Asia

Memorandum of Understanding Signed with South Korean Gyeonggi Province ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAFC Hitech(TM), a focus area within SAFC(R), a member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group (Nasdaq: SIAL ), today announced that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gyeonggi Pro...

Genmab Discloses Target and Development Plans for HuMax-Inflam

Summary: Genmab Reveals That HuMax-Inflam Target is IL-8 and Future Development Will be in Cancer and Inflammation COPENHAGEN, September 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genmab A/S (OMX: GEN) announced today its fully human HuMax-Inflam(TM) antibody is directed to IL-8 (interleukin-8...

China Kangtai Cactus Biotech, Inc. Announces Plans for New Product Launch

HARBIN, China, Sept. 10 /Xinhua-PR Newswire-FirstCall/ -- China Kangtai Cactus Biotech, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CKGT), a vertically integrated grower, developer, manufacturer and marketer of a variety of cactus-based consumer products, announced today that the Company plans to launch a new p...

CEO Addresses Fort Worth Business Leaders About Developing Pandemic and Business Continuity Plans

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- George Abercrombie, president and chief executive officer, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., told more than 200 Fort Worth business leaders today at a Rotary Club of Fort Worth luncheon that the threat of a pandemic flu presents businesses with challenges unlike...

Results of Court Meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting - Shareholders Approve Scheme of Arrangement and New Share Plans

BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that ordinary shareholders approved the scheme of arrangement proposed in a circular to shareholders dated 16 April 2008 (the "C...

Kendle Leaders Adopt 10b5-1 Trading Plans

CINCINNATI, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kendle (Nasdaq: KNDL ), a leading, global full-service clinical research organization, today announced Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Candace Kendle, PharmD, and President and Chief Operating Officer Chris Bergen have established prearranged...

Monsanto Company Executives Adopt 10b5-1 Trading Plans

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) today announced that several of its executives, including: Hugh Grant, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Robb Fraley, executive vice president and chief technology officer, have established stock tradi...

Governor Doyle Plans To Increase Web Access

MADISON, WI Governor Jim Doyle today announced his "Grow Wisconsin" initiative to drive state economic development. One of the recommendations is to increase broadband and communications access for all residents in the state. Mike Tye, AT&T regional vice present of Law and Government Affairs, co...

Mentor Licenses Botulinum From WARF and Plans Wisconsin Manufacturing Facility

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) has completed a licensing agreement with Mentor Corporation a California-based publicly traded company (NYSE: MNT), which gives Mentor the exclusive manufacturing and marketing rights to the proprietary botulinum toxin technology ...

Time for health plans to comply with HIPAA privacy rules

Effective April 14, 2004, the privacy rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) generally apply to all health plans, including small plans with annual receipts under $5,000,000. What is a health plan? A health plan is any insured or self-insured p...

Sound Focus plans to enter home-entertainment market after taking Governor's prize

Sound Focus has a plan: rework home entertainment with a speaker system that can project different sounds to different places without complicated acoustic engineering. That plan won top honors in the information technology category at Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle's first annual business-plan contest...

Cray reports $54.5 million loss, plans layoff in Chippewa Falls

Large backorders and new product pipeline provide positive outlook CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. Supercomputer manufacturer Cray Inc. plans to lay off workers at its Chippewa Falls plant in reaction to a second-quarter loss. However, the company has a recorded a significant increased order backlog of ...

WiSys new manager plans system-wide research awareness

Maliyakal John Madison, Wis. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has appointed Maliyakal John to serve as general director for the WiSys Technology Foundation , which licenses University of Wisconsin System technologies. Founded in 2000 as a supplementary organization to WARF, UW-M...

Fiserv plans single entry point for loan processing online

Brookfield, Wis. The information management firm Fiserv announced on Tuesday its plans to create a single point of contact for the delivery of services to Fiserv partners. Currently in development, the Electronic Partner Connection is expected for the first quarter of 2005. By creating a sin...

James Thomson plans to stay in Madison to study genesis of stem cells

Professor James Thomson studies stem cells in his Primate Center lab. Photo courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, Wis. James Thomson avoided talking politics in a public lecture on the eve of the presidential election, explaining instead the science behind his research i...

Scout Project plans online library portal with $2.6 million grant

Rachael Bower, Co-Director of the Internet Scout Project Madison, Wis. The University of Wisconsin-Madisons Internet Scout Project will use a recent $2.6 million grant to develop a program that will provide community and technical college educators access to the National Science Digital Lib...